This book investigates the claim that there can only be one principle of morality, the categorical imperative. It constructs a criterial reading of Kant's derivation of one version of that imperative, the Formula of Universal Law, and reveals a novel approach to deriving another version, the Formula of Humanity.

Learn to play the guitar using this quick and easy guide. Whether you dream of playing classical guitar, a B.B. King lick, or just the opening bars to 'Stairway to Heaven,' this book can get you there. This easy-to-use guide introduces the beginning guitarist to all styles of playing, from classical to jazz and pop. Using basic exercises and a selection of popular tunes, it shows how to do everything from reading tablature and chord diagrams to performing simple accompaniment. This book is designed for the child or adult beginner who wants a 'user-friendly' introduction to the most popular musical instrument. It contains numerous sidebars and illustrations, making learning the guitar fun and easy.

The core math and reading skills acquired in the first four years of school form the foundation of all future academic success. And, like every good parent, you want to ensure that your son or daughter develops those skills in a timely fashion. The books in the Get Ready! For Standardized Tests series help you do just that.

A new single volume history of the Communist Party of Great Britain examining the party from its foundations in 1920 to its demise in the early 1990s. Drawing on original research and a reading of specialist texts, the authors analyze the rise and fall of the party and evaluate its role on the left of British politics. Whilst sympathetic to the ideals and commitment of many British communist activists, the book is sharply critical of much of the actual practice of the party.

This concise, no-nonsense guidebook demystifies first-class degrees in the arts, humanities and social sciences by explaining how to develop excellent reading, thinking and writing skills.

This guidebook will be an indispensable introduction to what is one of the most important texts in the history of philosophy. Offering an introduction to the background, a careful reading of the text and an investigation of main themes.

An innovative and forward-looking volume which challenges conventional thinking regarding the inevitability of globalisation. Essential reading for those interested in the development of and the potential alternatives to globalisation.

In this book Michel Fleuriet elucidates on the delicate fusion of the art and the science of finance required by successful practitioners in the financial markets today. Drawing on the author's extensive experience over a lifetime of teaching and practising in the markets at the highest level, the book is essential reading for the modern financial practitioner.

A lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in modern drama and performance. Its distinctive blend of information, analysis and anecdote makes for entertaining and enlightening reading.

The authors show that exclusion is not the only option when dealing with children in emotional and behavioural difficulties in mainstream schools. Essential reading for special needs coordinators, teachers and heads.

Reading the work of African American and Jewish American authors alongside and through one another, Adam Zachary Newton offers an original way of juxtaposing two major traditions in American literature and rethinking their sometimes vexed relationship. A final chapter addresses the Black/Jewish dimension of the O. J. Simpson trial.